Piero Bonaguri - classical guitar

His performing career takes him to nearly fifty countries in all five continents, working with prestigious Institutes and Festivals (New York Carnegie Hall and Merkin Hall, the Venice Biennal, Ravenna Festival, The Sferisterio of Macerata Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall and BBC in London, Tokyo’s Museum of Western Art, Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Vienna’s Fine Arts Academy and Albertina, etc.).

Bonaguri has premiered, recorded and edited many pieces for guitar written for him (almost two hundreds new compositions have been dedicated to him by well-known composers such as Guarnieri, Cappelli, Ugoletti, Solbiati, Molino, Paccagnini, Benati,….).He has edited many guitar pieces, published by Ricordi, Suvini-Zerboni, Soundboard, Curci, Edi-Pan, Bérben , Zanibon.

He has recorded several CD’s and is a Jury member at important international Competitions (Milan, Berlin, Bari). He has performed chamber music with Alirio Diaz, Oscar Ghiglia, Maxence Larrieu, Danilo Rossi, Daniela Uccello and others).

Graduated “cum laude” at Parma Conservatory. “Diploma di Merito” at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena; he studied also with Enrico Tagliavini, Alirio Diaz, Oscar Ghiglia (working too as his assistant) and with Andrès Segovia.

Mr. Bonaguri teaches at the Bologna Conservatory (Italy) and holds guitar seminars and master classes in the U.S.A., Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Russia, at the Royal College of Music (Stockholm), Music University (Graz), UNAM University in Mexico City, Accademia Pianistica di Imola, the Accademia Musicale Umbra and the Rovigo University and Conservatoire (Italy). He also holded a cycle of lessons - concerts at the Bologna University.

Bonaguri’s achievements include a “Tribute to Segovia” recital at Madrid’s Centro de la Villa and a recital at the U.N. headquarters in New York.

“Most inspired rendering” (The New York Times), “A master of the guitar…Spellbinding artistry” (Washington Post), “Bonaguri’s musicianship is superlative” (American Records Guide ), “Marvellous performance”(Gendai Guitar,Tokio), “A lesson in assured mastery ” (“Herald Sun”, Melbourne), “A superb performance” (Classical Guitar ), “Ottima interpretazione” (CD Classica).” Inspired and generous” (A. Gilardino, Suonarenews).

Andrés Segovia wrote of him : “He will soon be a famous name among the best guitarists of our time “.

Reviews:

"...l'autorevole esecuzione di Piero Bonaguri, chitarrista forlivese da anni attivo nel campo della musica contemporanea... Bonaguri affronta un repertorio non facile con una preparazione tecnca e culturale di ottimo livello, estraendo dalla sua chitarra un suono pieno e sodo, con un timbro dai riflessi quasi metallici ma che all'occasione sa assumere tonalità morbide e perlate..Si tratta in sintesi di un disco complesso e maturo, apprezzabile anche nel suo sforzo di scrostare dalla chitarra e dalla sua letteratura quella patina di oleografia che ancora li accompagna"

(Compact Discs Classica, aprile 2002)

".. this timeless music, so elegantly played by the recitalist would fit in anywhere, as indeed it does here.
Throughout, the performances are faultless..."

Chris Dumigan, Classical Guitar

Real Audio samples from CD (complete tracks)

H. Villa-Lobos: Study no.7
V. E. Sojo: Aguinaldo Salve Reina (Aguinaldo)
M. Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Tarantella
I. Albéniz: Asturias
J.S. Bach: Prelude

On-line articles by Piero Bonaguri

Segovia's Teaching: An Outburst of Freedom